PARSI EMBROIDERY - FADING ART

A very old and beautiful art, that like its people, some of whom 
had made East Africa their home, in decline. One of my
late maternal aunt, during her Zanzibar and Mombasa stay,
did this work from appx 1930 in Zanibar,and later in
Mombasa till 1970, died in Mombasa.

The few Parsi, some Hindu, but mostly Ismaili ladies were her clients.

Parsi Embroidery: A Fading Art Parsi embroidery is yet another example of how a century-old art can be so relevant, without putting up with those bleeding colors. Parsi embroidery is a unique part of India’s diverse textile heritage. This unique artistic tradition  has its roots in Iran during the Bronze Age but with time it has drawn influences from European, Chinese, Persian  and Indian culture. Parsi Embroidery